Ezra 5:3

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

בה בֵּהּ־

within herself

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ה

Definition

her, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person feminine singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person feminine singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9034

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶל

chald. • Page 49

Chald. idem. [to Hebrew אַל]. Dan. 2: 24.

אֶל

preposition • Page 50

Primary preposition meaning: 1. to (sign of the dative); 2. towards, even to (Num. 24:1); 3. at, on, near (1 K. 13:20); 4. about, concerning (Gen. 20:2); 5. in, into (Gen. 8:9); 6. among (1 Sam. 10:22); 7. through (Ezek. 44:7); 8. for, on account of (1 K. 14:5); 9. in combination with other prepositions implies direction.

Preposition, Suffix pronominal third person feminine singular

זמנא זִמְנָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זמן

zᵉmân

Definition

an appointed occasion

Root

from H2163 (זמן);

Exhaustive

from זמן; an appointed occasion; season, time.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2165

זמן

zᵉmân

Definition

{an appointed occasion}

Root

(Aramaic) from H2165 (זמן); the same as H2165 (זמן)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) from זמן; the same as זמן; {an appointed occasion}; season, time.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2166

a

Definition

the

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9010

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זְמָן

noun masculine • Root זמן • Strongs / High • Page 436

An appointed, determined time; respite.

זְמָן

noun masculine • Root זמן • Strongs / High • Page 436

An appointed time (Aramaic).

זְמָן

noun masculine • Root זמן • Strongs / High • Page 436

An appointed time (Aramaic); plural forms are used for appointed limits of time, festival times.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זְמָן

m. plur. זְמַנִּים • Page 204

Time, especially an appointed time. Neh. 2: 6. Est. 9: 27, 31. Ecc. 3: 1.

זְמָן

chald. m. emph. זִמְנָא / plur. זִמְנִין • Page 204

1. Time, appointed time. Dan. 2: 16, 21. 2. Plur. times, repetitions of any thing. Dan. 6: 11.

Noun common both singular determined, Particle affirmation

LXX: καιρῷ τρὶσ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H2165:

καιρῷ 4× (24.9%)

τρὶσ 2× (14.7%)

'' 2× (12.5%)

H2166:

No stats available

אתא אֲתָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אתה

ʼâthâh

Definition

to arrive

Root

or אתא; a primitive root (collateral to H225 (אות) contraction);

Exhaustive

or אתא; a primitive root (collateral to אות contraction); to arrive; (be-, things to) come (upon), bring.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H857

אתה

ʼâthâh

Definition

{to arrive}

Root

(Aramaic) or אתא; (Aramaic), corresponding to H857 (אתה)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) or אתא; (Aramaic), corresponding to אתה; {to arrive}; (be-) come, bring.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H858

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָתָה

verb • Root אתה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 209

To come.

אָתָה

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 210

(not used) should be assumed for the noun אָתוֹן (she-ass); but according to others אָתַן is the stem.

אָתָה

verb • Strongs_Numbers • Page 210

See אֲתָא.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַנְתָּה

pronoun • Page 62

thou. Found only in biblical Chaldee.

אֲתָה

chald. v. • Page 82

to come (Dan. 7:22). Aph. הַיְתִי 'to bring' (Dan. 3:13). Pass. היתִי 'be brought' (Dan. 3:13).

אָתָה

verb • Root אתה • Page 82

to come; in Hebrew more rare and only in poetry (Deut. 33:2, Is. 21:12, Jer. 3:22). Forms include Pret. אָתָא, Fut. יֶאֱתֶה. Includes Hiph. הֵתָיוּ 'bring!' (Is. 21:14).

Verb peal perfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0857:

No stats available

H0858:

No stats available

עליהון עֲלֵיה֜וֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

על

ʻal

Definition

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

Root

properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following);

Exhaustive

properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5921

על

ʻal

Definition

{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5921 (על)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to על; {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}; about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5922

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

עַל

preposition / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Strongs / High • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Strongs / High • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עַל

substantive / adverb / adjective • Root עלה • Page 507

Strictly a substantive meaning whatever is high or uppermost (Hos. 7:16, 11:7). Used as an adverb: (1.) 'above' (Gen. 27:39, 49:25; Ps. 50:4). Used as an adjective: (2.) 'high' (2 Sam. 23:1).

Preposition, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: ἐπὶ ἐπ' ἐφ' τοῦτο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5921a:

ἐπὶ 1722× (33.1%)

ἐπ' 701× (13.4%)

ἐφ' 195× (3.7%)

τοῦτο 116× (1.9%)

'' 116× (1.9%)

περὶ 113× (2.2%)

ἀπὸ 108× (2.1%)

--- 108× (2.1%)

αὐτοὺσ 95× (1.6%)

εἰσ 93× (1.8%)

H5922:

No stats available

תתני תַּ֠תְּנַי

you are giving

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

תתני

Tattᵉnay

Definition

Tattenai, a Persian

Root

of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

of foreign derivation; Tattenai, a Persian; Tatnai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8674

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תַּתְּנַי

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1536

Proper name of a Persian governor.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: θανθαναι

LXX Usage Statistics

H8674:

θανθαναι 3× (75.0%)

פחת פַּחַת

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פחה

pechâh

Definition

a prefect (of a city or small district)

Root

of foreign origin;

Exhaustive

of foreign origin; a prefect (of a city or small district); captain, deputy, governor.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6346

פחה

pechâh

Definition

{a prefect (of a city or small district)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H6346 (פחה)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to פחה; {a prefect (of a city or small district)}; captain, governor.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6347

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פַּחַת

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1165

A pit, a fissure, of rocks; a figure of destruction.

Matched via consonantal key only

פָּחַת

unknown • Root פחת • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1165

(Not used) tr. 1. to deepen, to dig out, a pit; to dig through, to pierce, with a spear. 2. Metaphor. to take away, to lessen.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

פֶּחָה

m. irreg. • Page 540

A satrap, governor, deputy, viceroy; an officer under the ancient Chaldean and Persian monarchs. (Neh. 5: 14; Est. 3: 12; 8: 9; 9: 3).

פַּחָה

m. chald. • Page 541

A governor or prefect. Ezra 5:3, 14; 6:7; Dan. 3:2, 3, 27; 6:8.

פַּחַת

noun masculine • Root פחת • Page 541

A pit. 2 Sam. 17:9. As representing destruction, it is joined with פחד and פח in Is. 24:17; Jer. 48:43; Lam. 3:27.

Noun common feminine singular construct

LXX: pἐκ φυλῆσ ἔπαρχοσ ἡγουμένουσ τοπάρχου

LXX Usage Statistics

H6346:

pἐκ 4× (10.9%)

φυλῆσ 4× (9.3%)

ἔπαρχοσ 3× (7.8%)

ἡγουμένουσ 3× (7.8%)

τοπάρχου 2× (5.5%)

ἡγεμόνασ 2× (5.5%)

'' 2× (4.6%)

ἐπάρχουσ 2× (4.6%)

σατραπῶν 2× (4.2%)

βίασ 2× (4.2%)

H6347:

No stats available

עבר עֲבַר־

crossed over

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עבר

ʻêber

Definition

properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)

Root

from H5674 (עבר);

Exhaustive

from עבר; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east); [idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5676

עבר

ʻăbar

Definition

{properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5676 (עבר)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to עבר; {properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)}; beyond, this side.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5675

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵבֶר

aram. (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 1049

Aram. same as Hebr. עֶבֶר I (bank, margin).

עֵבֶר

aram. (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 1049

Aram. same as Hebr. עֶבֶר II (side, flank).

עֵבֶר

noun / noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1050

Side, edge, region beyond or across. Used geographically, especially referring to the East Jordan-land (Transjordan) and is the source of the appellation 'Hebrew'.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֲבַר

noun masculine • Root עבר • Strongs / High • Page 1049

Aram. m. same as Hebr. עֵבֶר bank-district, coast-district; hence עֲבַר נַהֲרָא the western bank-district of the Euphrates.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֲבַר

chald. (aramaic) • Page 489

The same as the Hebrew word (side); specifically עֲבַר נַהֲרָא 'the other side of the Euphrates' (Ezra 4:10 ff).

עֵבֶר

noun masculine • Page 489

1. What is on the other side (Gen. 50:10, 11; Deut. 1:1; Josh. 24:2, 3). 2. Sometimes that which is on this side (1 K. 4:24). 3. Side, quarter generally (1 Sam. 14:40). 4. Over against, in front, before (Josh. 22:11, Ex. 25:37). 5. Eber or Heber, proper name of the progenitor of the Hebrews (Gen. 10:24, 25; 11:14, 15). Used in poetry (Num. 24:24) for Hebrews.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: πέραν ποταμοῦ '' πέρα

LXX Usage Statistics

H5676:

πέραν 64× (51.9%)

ποταμοῦ 13× (7.9%)

πέραν 9× (8.3%)

'' 5× (4.1%)

πέρα 3× (2.5%)

[f] 2× (1.6%)

δουλείαν 2× (1.6%)

ποταμοῦ 2× (1.4%)

κατὰ 2× (1.9%)

παρὰ 2× (1.9%)

H5675:

No stats available

נהרה נַהֲרָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נהר

nâhâr

Definition

a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity

Root

from H5102 (נהר);

Exhaustive

from נהר; a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity; flood, river.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5104

נהר

nᵉhar

Definition

a river, especially the Euphrates

Root

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H5102 (נהר);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to נהר; a river, especially the Euphrates; river, stream.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5103

a

Definition

the

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9010

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָהָר

noun masculine • Root נהר • Strongs / High • Page 951

1. streaming, current, running water. 2. a river, stream. Applied to rivers such as the Euphrates, Nile, and others, as well as smaller brooks.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נְהַר

noun masculine • Root נהר • Strongs / High • Page 951

Used in the dual form נַהֲרַיִם (naharayim), meaning 'two rivers,' referring to the Euphrates and Tigris; hence Mesopotamia.

נְהַר

noun masculine • Root נהר • Strongs / High • Page 951

(Aramaic) a stream, a river; especially the Euphrates.

נְהַר

aramaic verb (aramaic) • Root נהר • Strongs / High • Page 957

Aramaic: to shine, lighten. Same as Hebrew נוּר I.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נְהַר

m. chald. • Page 431

A stream. Dan, 7: 10.

נָהָר

verb • Root נהר • Page 431

As in Aramean, to shine, to be clear, bright; hence figuratively to rejoice, to have a bright countenance. Ps. 34: 6. Is. 60: 5.

נָהָר

noun masculine • Root נהר • Page 431

A stream, river. Gen. 15:18 (Euphrates), Gen. 31: 21, Ex. 23: 31, Ps. 72: 8, Ezr. 8: 36, Jon. 2: 3. Dual נַהֲרַיִם (Mesopotamia, Gen. 24:10). Plur. נְהָרוֹת.

Noun common both singular determined, Particle affirmation

LXX: ποταμοῦ ποταμοὺσ ποταμῶν πέραν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5104:

ποταμοῦ 43× (27.3%)

ποταμοῦ 13× (6.1%)

ποταμοὺσ 12× (8.3%)

ποταμῶν 10× (7.2%)

πέραν 9× (6.4%)

ποταμοὶ 9× (5.9%)

ποταμὸσ 9× (5.8%)

ποταμὸν 8× (5.2%)

ποταμοῖσ 5× (3.1%)

ποταμῷ 5× (3.4%)

H5103:

No stats available

ושתר וּשְׁתַר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שתר בוזני

Shᵉthar Bôwzᵉnay

Definition

Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer

Root

of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

of foreign derivation; Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer; Shetharboznai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8370

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1492

Proper name of a Persian high officer (Ezr. 5, 3; 6, 6). The name components mean 'star' and 'splendour'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֶׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי

proper name • Page 704

(in Pers. a shining star,) proper name of a Persian governour. Ezra 5: 3; 6: 6.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαθαρβουζανα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8370:

σαθαρβουζανα 8× (100.0%)

בוזני בּוֹזְנַי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שתר בוזני

Shᵉthar Bôwzᵉnay

Definition

Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer

Root

of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

of foreign derivation; Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer; Shetharboznai.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8370

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1492

Proper name of a Persian high officer (Ezr. 5, 3; 6, 6). The name components mean 'star' and 'splendour'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֶׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי

proper name • Page 704

(in Pers. a shining star,) proper name of a Persian governour. Ezra 5: 3; 6: 6.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαθαρβουζανα

LXX Usage Statistics

H8370:

σαθαρβουζανα 8× (100.0%)

וכנותהון וּכְנָוָתְהוֹן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כנת

kᵉnâth

Definition

a colleague (as having the same title)

Root

from H3655 (כנה);

Exhaustive

from כנה; a colleague (as having the same title); companion.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3674

כנת

kᵉnâth

Definition

{a colleague (as having the same title)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3674 (כנת)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to כנת; {a colleague (as having the same title)}; companion.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3675

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כְּנָת

noun feminine • Strongs / High • Page 716

The act of giving a title or name; acquaintance, intimacy. Concretely: one invested with office, a friend, an associate, colleague.

כְּנָת

noun feminine (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 716

Aramaic word with the same meaning as the Hebrew כְּנָת.

Conjunction, Noun common feminine plural construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: σύνδουλοι

LXX Usage Statistics

H3674:

σύνδουλοι 5× (57.1%)

H3675:

No stats available

וכן וְכֵן

and thus

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כן

kên

Definition

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)

Root

from H3559 (כון);

Exhaustive

from כון; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3651

כן

kên

Definition

so

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3651 (כן);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to כן; so; thus.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3652

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֵּן

adverb • Strongs / High • Page 681

Same as כֹּה, is only met with in the compound אֵי־כֵן (which see), 2 KINGS 6, 13 K‘ri.

כֵּן

noun / adjective / particle • Root כון • Strongs / High • Page 683

A word derived from the root כּוּן, used as a noun, adjective, and particle.

כֵּן

masculine noun / substantive / adverb / particle • Root כון • Strongs / High • Page 708

Properly, standing upright, standing firm. Figuratively: upright, honest. As a substantive or adverb: right, honestly. Also a particle of comparing and confirming: so, thus, just so; of such a nature, of such kind; so much, in such number; referring to time: so long, immediately, forthwith; with confirmation power: certainly, surely, yea; limiting: however, but, yet.

כֵּן

coll. f. • Root כנן • Strongs / High • Page 711

A collective feminine noun, same as כִּנִּים (lice, gnats). The text discusses the proper vocalization based on its defective spelling.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כֵּן

noun • Root כון • Page 320

II. 1. a place. Gen. 40: 13, 41: 13, Dan. 11: 20, 21, 38. 2. a frame, stand, basis. Is. 33: 23, Ex. 30: 18, 28, Lev. 8: 11, 1 K. 7: 31.

כֵּן

unknown • Page 320

III. Is. 51: 6. prob. the sing. of כִּנִּים (q.v.). Others render it 'just so, in like manner'.

כֵּן

participle / adv. • Root כון • Page 319

1. Strictly a participle from כּוּן. Metaphorically: upright, honest, sincere (Gen. 42:11, 19, 31). As an adverb: right, rightly, recte (Num. 27:7, 36:5). 2. As an adverb: (1.) thus, so (Gen. 29:26, Josh. 2:21). (2.) then, therefore (Ps. 48:6).

Conjunction, Adverb

LXX: οὕτωσ τοῦτο ταῦτα --- ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3651c:

οὕτωσ 299× (40.5%)

τοῦτο 278× (32.8%)

ταῦτα 44× (5.0%)

--- 29× (4.0%)

'' 19× (2.2%)

τούτου 15× (1.8%)

ἕνεκεν 11× (1.5%)

οὕτω 8× (1.1%)

ὡσαύτωσ 8× (1.1%)

εἵνεκεν 6× (0.8%)

H3652:

No stats available

אמרין אָמְרִין

those who say

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

אמר

ʼămar

Definition

{to say (used with great latitude)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H559 (אמר)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to אמר; {to say (used with great latitude)}; command, declare, say, speak, tell.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H560

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 156

Aramaic (Chaldee): 1. To say; to communicate a thing orally or in writing. Used in various forms including impersonal participle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

אֲמַר

chald. v. • Root מאמר • Page 59

To command. (Dan. 5:10; Ezra 5:11). Deriv. includes מַאֲמַר.

Verb peal participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

H0560:

No stats available

להם לְהֹם

to themselves

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Preposition, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

מן מַן־

from out of

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מה

mâh

Definition

properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses

Root

or מה; or מ; or מ; also מה; a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or מה; or מ; or מ; also מה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4100

מן

mân

Definition

who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)

Root

(Aramaic) from H4101 (מה);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) from מה; who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively); what, who(-msoever, [phrase] -so).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4479

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָה

interrogative pronoun • Root מה • Strongs / High • Page 815

An interrogative pronoun, meaning 'what?'. It has various applications, including direct and indirect questions, functioning as a substantive ('what of...'), expressing quality ('what kind of...'), conveying reproach or negation, serving as an exclamation of wonder ('how...!'), and meaning 'whatever' or 'why'.

מָה

interrogative pronoun / adverb • Strongs / High • Page 816

An interrogative pronoun and adverb with various meanings including: what?, why?, how?, in what way?

מָה

interrogative pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 817

how what! = but how! how great! An interrogative pronoun, what? Also signifies 'on account of that, for that'.

מָה

aramaic pronoun (aramaic) • Strongs / High • Page 817

Aramaic interrogative pronoun, same as Hebrew. what? whatever, quidquid.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָן

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 865

manna, a sort of resin or gum sweet like honey, that exudes in drops from certain trees; the miraculous food of the Israelites in the desert.

מָן

pronoun interrogative • Root מאן • Strongs / High • Page 865

Aramaic interrogative pronoun: who? what? Also indefinite: every one who, whosoever.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָה

interrog. pron. / particle • Page 358

1. what? spoken of things (Judg. 11:12; 2 Sam. 16:10, 19:23; Jer. 2:18; Hos. 14:9). 2. without an interrogation, what, whatever, something, any thing (Prov. 9:13; 2 Sam. 18:23; Job 13:13, 14; Ecc. 1:9, 3:15, 22:6; Dan. 10:10 (Aram.)). 3. before substantives, what, of what sort, qualis (Josh. 22:16; 1 Sam. 28:14; 1 K. 9:13). 4. how? (Gen. 44:16; Ex. 10:26; Gen. 28:17). 5. wherefore? (Judg. 8:1; Ps. 42:12). 6. not (Cant. 8:4; Job 16:6, 31:1, 20, 24).

מָה

interrog. pron. • Page 358

Chald. what, as in Heb. with and without an interrogation. מָה דִי that which (Dan. 2:28). Combined with prepositions: (1.) כְּמָה how, how very (Dan. 3:33). (2.) לְמָה דִי lest, that not (Ezra 4:22, 7:23).

מָן

noun masculine • Root מן • Page 383

the Arabian manna, a sweet gum... which in Arabia and other parts of the east... oozes out of the leaves of several trees... gathered by the inhabitants in small transparent kernels. Ex. 16:31 ff. Num. 11:6.

Pronoun interrogative

LXX: τί τίσ τίνι ἐστιν ὡσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4100:

τί 516× (62.9%)

τίσ 44× (5.6%)

τίνι 29× (3.2%)

ἐστιν 24× (2.6%)

ὡσ 14× (1.8%)

'' 13× (1.4%)

---% 11× (1.1%)

τίνοσ 11× (1.3%)

τι 10× (1.1%)

--- 10× (1.3%)

H4479:

No stats available

שם שָׂם

there/name/he set

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שום

sûwm

Definition

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

Root

or שים; a primitive root;

Exhaustive

or שים; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7760

שום

sûwm

Definition

{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7760 (שום)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to שום; {to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}; [phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7761

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שׂוּם

verb • Root שום • Strongs / High • Page 755

to put, place

שׂוּם

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1396

Transitive verb: 1. to set (like שִׂימָה), to plant trees, to erect a monument, to build a nest, to establish, to appoint. 2. to set forth/array (warriors, troops, ambush); to subjugate (put foot on neck).

שׂוּם

verb • Root שום • Strongs / High • Page 1397

To set, put, place, lay, or appoint. Senses include: 1. To set up (a pillar, throne, or door), to erect (a tent), to hang up (a curtain), to establish (a law), to arrange, to appoint, to set upon (a thing), to thrust into (prison), to put into (a place), to lay upon, to stick, to found, to create, to cause to arise, to introduce (the seat of worship), to put between, to lay under/upon, to build (lay stone upon stone), to give/take into one's hand, to put words into one's mouth, to furnish with miraculous power, to read before one, to put or lay before. 2. To set upon (dress/ornaments), to lay upon, to afflict with, to impute, to give a name, to set a thing before one's eyes (take a resolution), to put or lay down (a pledge), to commit a cause, to explain the sense, to cherish wrath (against God), to lay to heart (take heed), to take heed to the walk, to throw into, to pour out/shed. 3. To put to, add, to make (with accusative of place). 4. To direct, to turn, to direct the eye upon, to set the face upon, to have a design for, to set the mind upon, to attend to, to consider, to make (into a thing), to turn into nothing, to make as or like, to produce/prepare, to do (when God does this).

שׂוּם

verb • Root שום • Strongs / High • Page 1398

II. Intransitive verb. Properly: to be veiled; hence to be obscured, darkened; metaphorically: to be impotent, weak, or to be on the left side (regarded as the weak or obscured side).

שׂוּם

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1449

hurtful. Ar. סֻמّ trans. to poison, a poisonous wind. Deriv. שְׁמִימִית (a species of poisonous lizard).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שׂוּם

verb • Page 635

Or שִׂים. 1. To set, place, put (e.g., to arrange an army, Job 1:17; Josh. 8:2). 2. To ordain, establish (Gen. 47:26; Ex. 21:13). 3. To appoint (Hos. 2:2; 1 Sam. 8:1).

שׂוּם

verb • Root נתן • Page 636

Continuation of entry from previous page. 4. to lay upon a person (Ex. 5:8, 22:24). Also to impute or charge to a person (Deut. 22:14). 5. to put on a garment (Ruth 3:3). 6. to place (a surety) (Job 17:3). 7. to give a name to a person (Dan. 1:7). 8. to put one's name in a place, i. e. to fix his dwelling there (Deut. 12:5). 9. to beget children (Ezra 10:44). 10. to instruct a person (Ex. 17:14). 11. to attend, consider, anim-mum advertere (Is. 41:22). 12. to lay to heart (Is. 57:1). 13. also to purpose, resolve (Dan. 1:8). 14. to direct one's face (see under פנים). 15. to direct one's eye to any one (see עין). 16. to heap up (Job 36:13). 2. to make, i. q. נָתַן (Gen. 4:15). 3. to give e. g. honour (Josh. 7:19), peace (Num. 6:26). Hiph. i. q. Kal, found only in the imper. Ezek. 21:21. Hoph. only Gen. 24:33 Keri.

שׂוּם

verb • Page 636

to set, put, place. Particularly (1.) to appoint (Ezra 5:14). (2.) to issue an edict (Dan. 3:10). (3.) to regard (Dan. 3:15). (4.) to be concerned for a person (Dan. 6:13). (5.) to name a person (Dan. 5:12).

שִׂים

verb • Root שום • Page 638

to put, place, see שׂוּם.

Verb peal perfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔθετο ἔθηκεν θήσομαι ἐπέθηκεν θήσω

LXX Usage Statistics

H7760a:

ἔθετο 40× (6.2%)

ἔθηκεν 26× (3.9%)

θήσομαι 23× (3.5%)

ἐπέθηκεν 22× (3.2%)

θήσω 21× (3.1%)

'' 13× (1.9%)

ἔθεντο 11× (1.7%)

ἔθου 10× (1.7%)

ἐτέθη 9× (1.5%)

ποιήσω 9× (1.5%)

H7761:

No stats available

לכם לְכֹ֜ם

to yourselves

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כם

Definition

you, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 2nd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9036

Preposition, Suffix pronominal second person masculine plural

טעם טְעֵ֗ם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

טעם

ṭaʻam

Definition

properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate

Root

from H2938 (טעם);

Exhaustive

from טעם; properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate; advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2940

טעם

ṭᵉʻêm

Definition

properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)

Root

(Aramaic) from H2939 (טעם), and equivalent to H2941 (טעם);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) from טעם, and equivalent to טעם; properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively); [phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2942

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

טַעַם

noun masculine • Root טעם • Strongs / High • Page 564

1. taste, of food; flavour. 2. Metaphorically: feeling, perception, understanding; discreet judgment; knowledge; a judicial decree, a public sentence.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

טְעֵם

noun masculine • Root טעם • Strongs / High • Page 564

Aramaic: decree, determination, spoken of God; according to the decree, command.

טְעֵם

verb (aramaic) • Root טעם • Strongs / High • Page 564

To give to taste, to give to eat.

טְעֵם

noun masculine • Root טעם • Strongs / High • Page 564

Aramaic: 1. taste, flavour, sapor. 2. an intellectual decree, hence a royal sentence, command; to command, to order. 3. Rarely, a reason, an account; discretion.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

טַעַם

m. verbal • Root טעם • Page 264

1. Taste of food (Num. 11:8; Jer. 48:11); savouriness (Job 6:6). 2. Metaphorically, intellectual taste, discernment, wisdom (1 Sam. 25:33; Ps. 119:66). 3. A royal decree or edict (Jon. 3:7).

טַעַם

m. chald. • Page 264

1. Taste, particularly pleasant (Dan. 5:2). 2. Wisdom, understanding (Dan. 2:14). 3. Will, command, royal edict (Dan. 3:10, 29; Ezra 4:19, 21). 4. Reckoning, account (Dan. 6:3). 5. Regard, respect (Dan. 3:12).

טְעֵם

verb • Page 264

Same as Hebrew verb טָעַם. Pael: to cause to eat, to feed (Dan. 4:22 [25]; 5:21).

טְעֵם

m. chald. • Page 264

Will, command (Ezra 6:14; 7:13).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: γνώμην γνώμη '' γεῦμα βααλταμ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2940:

γνώμην 9× (21.7%)

γνώμη 6× (14.7%)

'' 4× (8.3%)

γεῦμα 4× (8.3%)

βααλταμ 3× (7.3%)

γνώμησ 3× (6.2%)

πρόσωπον 2× (4.2%)

H2942:

No stats available

ביתא בַּיְתָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בית

bayith

Definition

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

Root

probably from H1129 (בנה) abbreviated;

Exhaustive

probably from בנה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1004

בית

bayith

Definition

{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1004 (בית)

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to בית; {a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}; house.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1005

a

Definition

the

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9010

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בִּית

verb • Root בית • Consonantal / Medium • Page 230

To pass the night.

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Consonantal / Medium • Page 237

house in the widest sense, consequently also tent, hut, tower, palace, temple

Matched via consonantal key only

בַּיִת

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 239

The same [as Hebrew 'house']; king's house; temple; treasury; banquet-house.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בַּּיִת

noun • Page 97

A city of Moab, Is. 15:2. Elsewhere written more in full as בֵּית בַּעַל מְעוֹן.

בַּיִת

noun masculine • Root בות • Page 96

1. House, dwelling (Gen. 15:3, Ecc. 2:7). 2. Tent (Gen. 33:17, 2 K. 23:7). 3. Palace, temple (Gen. 12:15, 1 Sam. 5:2, 1 K. 4:6, Is. 14:18). 4. Applied to part of a house or palace, e.g., banqueting-hall (Est. 7:8) or harem (Est. 2:3). 5. Repository, place, or container of any thing, e.g., smelling bottles (Is. 3:20), places for staves (Ex. 26:29), spider's web (Job 8:14), trench (1 K. 18:32), or tomb (Neh. 2:3). 6. The inner part, within (Ex. 28:26, Gen. 6:14). 7. Figuratively: family, kindred, tribe, people (Ex. 12:4, Gen. 7:1, Hos. 8:1). 8. Particularly posterity (Ruth 4:11, 2 Sam. 7:27). 9. Strictly one's father's house (Gen. 24:23, 46:31, Num. 1:2).

Noun common both singular determined, Particle affirmation

LXX: οἶκον οἴκου οἴκῳ οἶκοσ pεἰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1004b:

οἶκον 503× (20.8%)

οἴκου 413× (18.3%)

οἴκῳ 323× (12.8%)

οἶκοσ 163× (7.1%)

pεἰσ 92× (4.6%)

οἴκουσ 89× (3.7%)

οἰκίαν 75× (3.1%)

pἐν 70× (3.4%)

--- 57× (2.8%)

'' 54× (2.3%)

H1005:

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דנה דְנָה

this one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זה

zeh

Definition

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זאת, זה, זו, זו.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2088

דן

dên

Definition

this

Root

(Aramaic) an orthographical variation of H1791 (דך);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) an orthographical variation of דך; this; (afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1836

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זֶה

demonstrative pronoun / relative pronoun / particle • Root ז • Strongs / High • Page 425

A multi-purpose word. I. As a demonstrative pronoun: this, referring to what is present. II. As a relative pronoun: who, that, which. III. As a demonstrative particle appended to interrogatives for emphasis, or to denote manner ('how'), location ('here', 'there'), or time ('now', 'just now').

זֶה

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 425

A collateral form of שֶׂה (lamb or sheep), found only in 1 Samuel 17:34.

זֶה

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 427

A demonstrative pronoun ('this') or relative pronoun ('that which'), used without distinction of gender or number. It can refer to masculine, feminine, or neuter antecedents.

זֶה

pronominal stem • Strongs / High • Page 431

(pronominal stem; not used) pron. demonstr. same as זֶה, forming with a prosthetic the time-particle אָז, which form also exists in the Aramaean אֱדַיִן.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דֵּן

pronoun demonstrative • Root די • Strongs / High • Page 374

A Chaldee demonstrative pronoun, 'this'. Masculine form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הֹזֶה

verb • Page 184

To dream, to speak in one’s sleep (Is. 56:10).

זֶה

pronoun • Page 197

1. this. When doubled, one...the other, 1 K. 22:20, Is. 6:3. Sometimes implies contempt, like the Greek οὗτος, Ex. 32:1. 2. more rarely in poetry as a relative, who, like the Germ. der. Ps. 104:8. 3. here, for בָּזֶה in hoc scil. loco. Gen. 28:17. Hence מִזֶּה, hence, 37:17.

Particle demonstrative

LXX: τοῦτο τοῦτον οὗτοσ τούτου τούτῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2088:

τοῦτο 223× (14.4%)

τοῦτον 126× (8.3%)

οὗτοσ 96× (6.2%)

τούτου 95× (6.1%)

τούτῳ 74× (4.9%)

'' 63× (3.5%)

ταύτησ 56× (3.6%)

ταύτῃ 52× (3.2%)

'' 39× (2.2%)

αὕτη 39× (2.6%)

H1836:

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לבנא לִבְּנֵא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בנה

bânâh

Definition

to build (literally and figuratively)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1129

בנא

bᵉnâʼ

Definition

to build

Root

(Aramaic) or בנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) or בנה; (Aramaic), corresponding to בנה; to build; build, make.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1124

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בָּנָה

verb • Root בנה • Strongs / High • Page 257

To set up, to place; 1. to build, to erect, establish, to raise (a house, palace, city, temple, etc.); to build up (what is destroyed), to rebuild; to fortify. 2. Figuratively: to establish family happiness, posterity; to set up a throne; to bestow prosperity or well-being; to establish.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בִּנְיָן

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 258

A building, generally in the language of architecture the wall of a court, a partition-wall.

Matched via consonantal key only

בִּנְיָן

noun masculine (aramaic) • Consonantal / Medium • Page 258

A wall.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּנָא

verb • Page 106

Chald. to build. Ezra 4:12; 5:2. Part. pass. בְּנֵה, 5:11. Infin. מִבְנֵא and מִבְנְיָה, 5:9. Ithpe. pass. (Ezra 5:8).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 105

1. To build, erect, or make (Gen. 8:20, 12:7; Gen. 2:22 regarding the rib). 2. To rebuild or build up what has been destroyed (Am. 9:14, Ps. 122:3). 3. Figuratively used for persons or nations, to build them up or make them prosperous (Jer. 24:6, 31:4).

בָּנָה

verb • Page 106

(Continued from previous page) 4. to raise up, or give posterity to any one (Gen. 16:2). Niph. 1. to be built, rebuilt (Deut. 13:17). 2. figuratively to be built up, to be made prosperous (Jer. 12:16, Mal. 3:15).

Preposition, Verb peal infinitive construct common

LXX: ᾠκοδόμησεν οἰκοδομῆσαι ᾠκοδόμησαν οἰκοδομήσει οἰκοδομήσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1129:

ᾠκοδόμησεν 94× (22.6%)

οἰκοδομῆσαι 36× (8.5%)

ᾠκοδόμησαν 26× (6.2%)

οἰκοδομήσει 16× (4.2%)

οἰκοδομήσεισ 16× (4.0%)

ᾠκοδόμησα 14× (3.5%)

οἰκοδομήσουσιν 9× (2.1%)

οἰκοδομεῖν 8× (1.9%)

οἰκοδομήσω 8× (1.9%)

--- 7× (1.8%)

H1124:

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ואשרנא וְאֻשַּׁרְנָא

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אשרנא

ʼushsharnâʼ

Definition

a wall (from its uprightness)

Root

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H833 (אשר);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to אשר; a wall (from its uprightness); wall.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H846

a

Definition

the

Root

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9010

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֻשַּׁרְנָא

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 207

A wall (Ezr. 5:3), properly a firm thing. Formed from אָשַׁר with the termination na.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֻשַׁרְנָא

m. n. chald. • Root אשר • Page 80

*Wall*. Reference: Ezra 5:3.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular determined, Particle affirmation

LXX:

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H0846:

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דנה דְנָה

this one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

זה

zeh

Definition

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

Root

a primitive word;

Exhaustive

a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that; he, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus, very, which. Compare זאת, זה, זו, זו.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2088

דן

dên

Definition

this

Root

(Aramaic) an orthographical variation of H1791 (דך);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) an orthographical variation of דך; this; (afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1836

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

זֶה

demonstrative pronoun / relative pronoun / particle • Root ז • Strongs / High • Page 425

A multi-purpose word. I. As a demonstrative pronoun: this, referring to what is present. II. As a relative pronoun: who, that, which. III. As a demonstrative particle appended to interrogatives for emphasis, or to denote manner ('how'), location ('here', 'there'), or time ('now', 'just now').

זֶה

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 425

A collateral form of שֶׂה (lamb or sheep), found only in 1 Samuel 17:34.

זֶה

pronoun • Strongs / High • Page 427

A demonstrative pronoun ('this') or relative pronoun ('that which'), used without distinction of gender or number. It can refer to masculine, feminine, or neuter antecedents.

זֶה

pronominal stem • Strongs / High • Page 431

(pronominal stem; not used) pron. demonstr. same as זֶה, forming with a prosthetic the time-particle אָז, which form also exists in the Aramaean אֱדַיִן.

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

דֵּן

pronoun demonstrative • Root די • Strongs / High • Page 374

A Chaldee demonstrative pronoun, 'this'. Masculine form.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הֹזֶה

verb • Page 184

To dream, to speak in one’s sleep (Is. 56:10).

זֶה

pronoun • Page 197

1. this. When doubled, one...the other, 1 K. 22:20, Is. 6:3. Sometimes implies contempt, like the Greek οὗτος, Ex. 32:1. 2. more rarely in poetry as a relative, who, like the Germ. der. Ps. 104:8. 3. here, for בָּזֶה in hoc scil. loco. Gen. 28:17. Hence מִזֶּה, hence, 37:17.

Particle demonstrative

LXX: τοῦτο τοῦτον οὗτοσ τούτου τούτῳ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2088:

τοῦτο 223× (14.4%)

τοῦτον 126× (8.3%)

οὗτοσ 96× (6.2%)

τούτου 95× (6.1%)

τούτῳ 74× (4.9%)

'' 63× (3.5%)

ταύτησ 56× (3.6%)

ταύτῃ 52× (3.2%)

'' 39× (2.2%)

αὕτη 39× (2.6%)

H1836:

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לשכללהס לְשַׁכְלָלָה׃ס

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כלל

kâlal

Definition

to complete

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to complete; (make) perfect.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3634

כלל

kᵉlal

Definition

to complete

Root

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3634 (כלל);

Exhaustive

(Aramaic) corresponding to כלל; to complete; finish, make (set) up.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3635

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כָּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 702

I. transitive verb, properly to turn, to wind, to wind about, to make circular. Hence 1. to crown, to encircle with a garland, to adorn. 2. same as כָּלָה II. to handle, practice, do, carry on, transact, to accomplish a thing, to complete, to finish, to make perfect.

כָּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 702

II. intransitive verb, to glow, to burn. This primitive idea is applied to melting metals, shining, or sparkling of bright colors.

כָּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 703

to adorn, to ornament. (Also mentioned in context of a wall).

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כְּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Strongs / High • Page 702

Aramaic transitive verb, same as Hebrew כָּלַל I, to complete, to perfect, to finish.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כָּלַל

verb • Root כלל • Page 318

To complete, make perfect.

כְּלַל

chald. v. • Root כלל • Page 318

Chaldee; same meaning as Hebrew. In Shaph. to complete, finish building.

Preposition, Verb shaphel infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H3634:

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H3635a:

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RBT Translation:

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RBT Paraphrase:
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Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
In that time came to them Tatnai, prefect beyond the river, and Shethar-Bozni and their colleagues, and thus they said to them, Who set up to you a decree to build this house, and to complete this wall?

LITV Translation:
At that time Tatnai, governor of the province Beyond the River, and Shethar-boznai, and their associates, came to them, and said this to them: Who has commanded you to build this house and to complete this structure?

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
At the same time came there upon them Tattenai, the governor on this side the river, and Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow servants, and spoke thus to them, Who has ordained a decree for you to build this house, and to provide this preparation?